Janine Haines

Janine Haines AM
2nd Leader of the Australian Democrats
In office 18 August 1986 – 24 March 1990
Deputy	Michael Macklin
Preceded by	Don Chipp
Succeeded by	Michael Macklin
2nd Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats
In office 20 August 1985 – 18 August 1986
Leader	Don Chipp
Preceded by	Colin Mason
Succeeded by	Michael Macklin
Senator for South Australia
In office 1 July 1981 – 1 March 1990
Preceded by	Condor Laucke
Succeeded by	Meg Lees
In office 14 December 1977 – 30 June 1978
Preceded by	Steele Hall
Succeeded by	Ron Elstob
Personal details
Born	Janine Winton Carter (1945-05-08)8 May 1945 Tanunda, South Australia, Australia
Died	20 November 2004(2004-11-20) (aged 59) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Democrats (from 1977)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Movement (until 1976)
Spouse	Ian Haines ​ ​ (m. 1967; wid. 2004)​
Children	2
Education	Brighton High School
Alma mater	University of Adelaide University of South Australia
Occupation	School teacher (Department of Education)
Profession	Academic Politician

Janine Winton Haines, AM (née Carter; 8 May 1945 – 20 November 2004) was an Australian politician who was a Senator for South Australia from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1981 to 1990. She represented the Australian Democrats, and served as the party's leader from 1986 to 1990, becoming the first female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party. She was pivotal in "shaping the Australian Democrats into a powerful political entity that held the balance of power in the Senate".^[1]